Ongoing thoughts on my martial studies and interests, which encompass almost everything.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

The Isshinryu Combinations of Tom Lewis

When I began, there were the
basics I was shown how to do my first night by several green belts. They are
the same ones Charles Murray studied when he started.

Although I became gradually
aware from several books, that they were not the same as others were doing, I
had no interest in reinventing the wheel and kept to them.

Even when I trained at
clinics in the 90s under Harrill Sensei, they were not a topic that was
covered, accept on time in 2004. And then I was focusing on the applications he
showed.

As I didn’t train with others
in Isshinryu only when I joined the internet in the late 1980s did I discover
there was much variance in what others were doing.

Original
Upper Body Combinations

1.RFF
Right Punch

2.RFF
Right Uppercut

3.LFF
Right Punch

4.LFF
Right Uppercut

5.RFB Left Low
Block, Right Punch

6.RFB
Left Side Block, Right Punch

7.RFB Left Arm
Block, Right Spear

8.RFB Left High
Block, Right Punch

9.RFB Left Open
Hand Block, Right Uppercut

10.RFB Left Bridge
Strike (Nose), Right Punch

11.LFF Left Low
Block 5 Punches

12.LFF Left Side
Block 5 Punches

13.LFF Right
Roundhouse Punch, Left (Same)

14.LFF Left Open Low
Block, Right Shuto

Break Bear Hug

Original Lower Body Combinations

1.Front
Snap Kick

2.Knee Strike
(45degrees)

3.Front
Kick (Side)

4.Cross Kick

5.Side
Snap Kick

6.Heel
Strike (Knee)

7.Knee
Strike

8.Rear Kick

9.Side
Kick (45 degrees rear)

10.Squat Kick

11.Side Kick
(onFloor)

12.Front Thrust
(from floor)

13.Double Jump Kick

14.Roundhouse Kick

15.Side Kick (Rear
45 degrees), Rear Kick

These are still the
combinations I use. All sets.

Still, we should try and
look at what the past was.Recently I
discovered Tokumura
Kensho doing the Isshin-ryu Basics. Tokumura is an
original student of Shimabuku Tatsuo, and while he move on to other systems of
study. Here he reconstructs how he trained long ago.

Yet other answers are shown
by Uzeu Angi

Angi Upper Body

Angi
Upper/Lower body

Another answer comes from
Goju instructor Hiagonna Morio.This
covers most of our basic kicks, and also some advanced foot maneuvers. I think
this is very good

Hiagonna
Keri

.

With a partner

The kicks

For myself I focus more on the kata, where the basics
must be done correctly. But each instructor will follow their own lead.Thanks to those who have shared these videos.